Literacy –
United Kingdom –
National Curriculum

Years 3 and 4 programme of study

KS2.Y34.R.WR – Reading - word reading

Pupils should be taught to:

KS2.Y34.R.WR.1 – Apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes (etymology and morphology) as listed in - see English appendix 1 , both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words they meet

KS2.Y34.R.WR.2 – Read further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in the word

KS2.Y34.R.C – Reading - comprehension

Pupils should be taught to:

KS2.Y34.R.C.1 – Develop positive attitudes to reading, and an understanding of what they read, by:

KS2.Y34.R.C.1.a: listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks

KS2.Y34.R.C.1.b: reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes

KS2.Y34.R.C.1.c: using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read

KS2.Y34.R.C.1.d: increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including fairy stories, myths and legends, and retelling some of these orally

KS2.Y34.R.C.1.e: identifying themes and conventions in a wide range of books

KS2.Y34.R.C.1.f: preparing poems and play scripts to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action

KS2.Y34.R.C.1.g: discussing words and phrases that capture the reader's interest and imagination

KS2.Y34.W.T.5 – Use the first 2 or 3 letters of a word to check its spelling in a dictionary

KS2.Y34.W.T.6 – Write from memory simple sentences, dictated by the teacher, that include words and punctuation taught so far

KS2.Y34.H – Handwriting

Pupils should be taught to:

KS2.Y34.H.1 – Use the diagonal and horizontal strokes that are needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined

KS2.Y34.H.2 – Increase the legibility, consistency and quality of their handwriting, [for example, by ensuring that the downstrokes of letters are parallel and equidistant, and that lines of writing are spaced sufficiently so that the ascenders and descenders of letters do not touch]

KS2.Y34.W.C – Writing - composition

Pupils should be taught to:

KS2.Y34.W.C.1 – Plan their writing by:

KS2.Y34.W.C.1.a: discussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar

KS2.Y34.W.C.1.b: discussing and recording ideas

KS2.Y34.W.C.2 – Draft and write by:

KS2.Y34.W.C.2.a: composing and rehearsing sentences orally (including dialogue), progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures English appendix 2